Texas

Texas

Updated May 3, 2017

On Tuesday, May 2, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed H.B.89/S.B. 29 into law. This law will require the state to develop a blacklist of for-profit entities that boycott Israel. The law will also prohibit the state from contracting with or investing in those entities. More information below.

H.B. 89, S.B. 134, and S.B. 29 are unconstitutional. Political boycotts - including boycotts for Palestinian rights - are protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The state may not condition the receipt of benefits on the requirement that you forgo a constitutional right.